Ally Schall’s Reviews > Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers > Status Update

Why we need the rich mercy of God: “We can be immoral dead people, or we can be moral dead people. Either way, we’re dead.” A person can be good/moral but still feeding the desires of their flesh instead of surrendering themselves to the will of God.

“Sin restrains emotions of compassion; what would unrestrained emotions of compassion be like? That is what Jesus felt. Perfect, unfiltered compassion.”

“Do not minimize your sin or excuse it away. Raise no defense. Simply take it to the one who is already at the right hand of the Father, advocating for you on the basis of his own wounds.”

I like this chapter (to the uttermost) the best so far

not sure I’m loving this book as much as I thought I would